CVE-2017-18078

Description

References

• lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2018-02/msg00109.html · Mailing List
• packetstormsecurity.com/files/146184/systemd-Local-Privilege-Escalation.html · Exploit
• openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/01/29/3 · Exploit
• systemd/systemd · Exploit
• lists.apache.org/thread.html/r58af02e294bd07f487e2c64ffc0a29b837db5600e33b6e698b9d696b%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E
• lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf4c02775860db415b4955778a131c2795223f61cb8c6a450893651e4%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E
• lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/04/msg00022.html · Mailing List
• exploit-db.com/exploits/43935 · Exploit
• openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/01/29/4 · Mailing List

More vulnerabilities in systemd

• CVE-2026-40228LOW 3.3In systemd 259, systemd-journald can send ANSI escape sequences to the terminals of arbitrary users when a "logger -p emerg" command is exec…
• CVE-2026-40227MEDIUM 5.5In systemd 260 before 261, a local unprivileged user can trigger an assert via an IPC API call with an array or map that has a null element.
• CVE-2026-40226MEDIUM 6.4In nspawn in systemd 233 through 259 before 260, an escape-to-host action can occur via a crafted optional config file.
• CVE-2026-40225MEDIUM 6.4In udev in systemd before 260, local root execution can occur via malicious hardware devices and unsanitized kernel output.
• CVE-2026-40224HIGH 7.3In systemd 259 before 260, there is local privilege escalation in systemd-machined because varlink can be used to reach the root namespace.